Risk Manager | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 January 2026 |
| Location: | Prestwich, M25 3BL |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7676397/437-7676397 |
Summary
NOTE 1: PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
NOTE 2: INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD FACE TO FACE ONLY
Note 3: Please be aware that applications which have been completed using AI will be rejected
This is a great opportunity to join the GMMH Risk Team. The postholder will be one who brings along their own expertise and who is able to learn quickly. We are looking for an individual who leads with kindness and compassion and who is able to demonstrate our values in all that they do.
Reporting directly to the Director of Corporate Affairs, the postholder will lead on the day-to-day management of risk across the organisation; working with lead managers to ensure high quality arrangements are in place and effective advice is provided.
• Promote a positive risk management culture within the Trust, utilising a
range of communication and engagement techniques to raise awareness
and encourage involvement.
• Ensure the maintenance of the Corporate Risk Register.
• Regular meetings with Executives, Senior Managers and Department
Heads to provide advice on risk registers, assessment and
categorisation of risks, and controls to reduce risks.
• Ensure all divisions and directorates develop and implement local risk
management practices compliant with the requirements of the Risk
Management Framework.
• Devise and provide risk management training to an agreed training
needs analysis that includes members of Divisional management teams
and corporate functions to ensure that the risk management system is
understood and implemented effectively.
• Monitor compliance with the Risk Management Framework, by devising a rolling audit programme and support any review by the Trust’s Internal
Auditors.
• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of relevant
policies and standard operating procedures in own area and actively
propose policy or service changes which impact beyond own area of
activity. This includes participation on working groups proposing policy
changes where policy or service changes impact on other areas across
the Trust.
• Promote a positive risk management culture within the Trust, utilising a
range of communication and engagement techniques to raise awareness
and encourage involvement.
• Ensure the maintenance of the Corporate Risk Register.
• Regular meetings with Executives, Senior Managers and Department
Heads to provide advice on risk registers, assessment and
categorisation of risks, and controls to reduce risks.
• Ensure all divisions and directorates develop and implement local risk
management practices compliant with the requirements of the Risk
Management Framework.
• Devise and provide risk management training to an agreed training
needs analysis that includes members of Divisional management teams
and corporate functions to ensure that the risk management system is
understood and implemented effectively.
• Monitor compliance with the Risk Management Framework, by devising a rolling audit programme and support any review by the Trust’s Internal
Auditors.
• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of relevant
policies and standard operating procedures in own area and actively
propose policy or service changes which impact beyond own area of
activity. This includes participation on working groups proposing policy
changes where policy or service changes impact on other areas across
the Trust.
• Promote a positive risk management culture within the Trust, utilising a
range of communication and engagement techniques to raise awareness
and encourage involvement.
• Ensure the maintenance of the Corporate Risk Register.
• Regular meetings with Executives, Senior Managers and Department
Heads to provide advice on risk registers, assessment and
categorisation of risks, and controls to reduce risks.
• Ensure all divisions and directorates develop and implement local risk
management practices compliant with the requirements of the Risk
Management Framework.
• Devise and provide risk management training to an agreed training
needs analysis that includes members of Divisional management teams
and corporate functions to ensure that the risk management system is
understood and implemented effectively.
• Monitor compliance with the Risk Management Framework, by devising a rolling audit programme and support any review by the Trust’s Internal
Auditors.
• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of relevant
policies and standard operating procedures in own area and actively
propose policy or service changes which impact beyond own area of
activity. This includes participation on working groups proposing policy
changes where policy or service changes impact on other areas across
the Trust.
This advert closes on Friday 2 Jan 2026